as kron 4's dan kerman tells us. the return of an old tax rate means less money on your paycheck. >> reporter: if your first paycheck of the year, seems a little light it's not because something's wrong, it's because the holiday is over, the payroll tax holiday which to cut payroll tax by 2% for 2011 and 2012.. the tax holiday created by the president and congress expired at the end of last year meaning your payroll tax now goes back up to where it was from 4.2 percent to 6.2 percent households making between 40 and 50 thousand dollars will see 579 dollars less this year those making between 50 and 75 thousand dollars will see about 822 dollars less this year those making between 75 and 100 thousand dollars will pay 1,206 more in tax, or 100-dollars a month >> i think the payroll tax will be just a blip on the landscape. >> reporter: while it's true some may be taking home as much as 25-bucks a week, terry connelly with golden gate university's ageno school of business says that doesn't mean consumers will stop spend